Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-23
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
The British Steamer Celtic from Liver
pool In Collision with the Brit
tanic from New York.
Several Steerage Passengers Killed on the
E5rittanic, which Steamer was Con.
siderably Damaged.
STEAMERS IN COLLISION .

NEW YORK, May 22.-The steamer
Etruris, which arrived this evening, re.
ports that at noon to-day, 10 miles east
of Sandy Hook, she passed four steamers
together, one of which was the British
Queen. One of the others is supposed to
| be the Celtic. The latter vessel had her
bow stove in and had evidently been in
collision.
FURTHER PARTICULARS,
NEW YORK, May 22.-On Thursday,
May 10, at 5:29 p. m, while the weather
was calm and the seas smooth, the British
steamer Celtic, of the White Star Line,
from Liverpool, came into collision with
the British steamer Brittanic of the same
line, from New York for Liverpool, strik-
ing her on the port side aft and doing
considerable damage. The Britain
les boats were lowered and
filled with women and children
from the cabin and steerage in a very
ordinary and expeditions manner. 1t is
TO their shame that several men forced
themselves into the boats. Mean while
an examination was made of damage the
Brittanic sustained and it being found
that the vessel was not likely to founder
such boats as were within hail were re-
called and their occupants
were received on board. Others had
boraded the Celtic. A pad was made
and placed over the hole Il the Britain
ic's side and she was turned about to-
wards New York, having ARA nged with
the Celtic to keep comp ny. The saddest
result of the accident is that several
steersge passengers who were lounging
about the aft at the time OF the collision
were killed and several others were in
iured. Both vessels, accompanied by
the steamship Marengo from Swans ca for
New York and the British Queen
from Liverpool for New York, arrived
at the bar at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The above report is from the purser of
the Brittanic who refused any further in
formation. Some of the steerage pasSen-
gers from the Brittanic are stopping at the
Miners Arms hotel, No. , Front street.
The steamers are anchored Off the bar,
being detained by the fog. The Celtic's
bow is stove in, but otherwise the vessel
is not mucn damaged. The Brit
taniC's compartment is full
of water. About sixty passengers
remain on board the Celtic, the rest hav-
ing come up to the city. The captain,
officers and passengers of the Brittanic
desire very COurteOusly to thank the cap
tain and officers of the MarengO and of
the British Queen for having so promptly
and kindly consented TO stay by the ship.
The steamer Fletcher started from the
quarantine station at $50 p. N. to 90
down the ber to take off the remaining
of the Celtic, but on anchor !
ing on the west bank, owing
to the fog and heavy sea. it
was deemed prudent TO return and wait !
till the fog cleared, as there would be
great danger attending the transfer of Gel |
.iC's passengers to the tletcher'S deck. 1t |
was during a dense fog that the collision !
occurred. The Celtic struck the Brit /
.&niC's bow, hitting her about the mizzln /
mast at No. hatch. The Celtic had per- |
,eived the danger and reversed and struck /
jhe Brittanic glanclng blow. When the !
after commenced to fill, the !
lie boats were Immediately launch |
I'd and work of transferring
he passengers to the Celtic began. All |
he women and children were first taken |
nto the boats. Several male steerage |
jumped into the boats as they |
we're leaving the ships side. Otherwise |
he passengers behaved admirably. The .
steamer William Fletcher later succeeded !
n reaching the Celtic at the bar and |
the latter's remaining pas
jengers to her deck. She will reach here
Ibout 8:45 p. m. One report says man
md one women were killed, while
mother says the victims were one
child and FIVE men.